Table of Contents for Web Indexing 2nd Edition

Foreword to First Edition..... iii
Acknowledgements..... iv
Preface..... v

   1.      Options in access to information..... 1
   2.      Indexes on the web..... 3

        Granularity of Indexes..... 4
        Known-item searches..... 4
        Indexes by document type..... 4
        Indexes by creator..... 9
        De facto indexes..... 10
        Single sourcing..... 11

   3.      Indexing policies..... 14

        Project definition..... 14
        Users and usability..... 15
        Skills needed..... 18
        Size..... 19
        Materials indexed..... 19
        Index depth..... 20
        Target sites for index entries..... 20
        Subsite indexes..... 21
        Format in which the index is provided..... 21
        Plan for updating..... 22

   4.      Structure and style of website indexes..... 23

        Style..... 24
        Internal index links..... 24
        Introductions..... 25
        Feedback..... 25
        Filing order..... 26
        Index display..... 26
        Links to anchors within pages..... 28
        Relative and absolute links..... 29

   5.      Terms, references and locators..... 30

        Book index usability research..... 30
        Determine users’ needs..... 31
        Locators (links as page number alternatives)..... 32
        Subdivisions..... 33
        Cross-references..... 36

   6.      Software..... 40

        File formats..... 40
        Book indexing software..... 44
        Website indexing software..... 46
        HTML/Prep™..... 49
        HTML Indexer..... 52

   7.      Navigational structure and taxonomies..... 59

        Physical structure of a website..... 59
        Navigational structure/Categorisation..... 60
        Taxonomies..... 65
        Site maps..... 68
        Classification..... 69

   8.      Onsite search engines, metadata and thesauri..... 72

        Search engines..... 72
        Metadata to enhance search..... 79
        Thesauri for metadata creation..... 83
        Faceted metadata classification..... 87

   9.      Semantic web – RDF, DAML+OIL and ontologies..... 91

        Semantic web..... 91
        RDF (Resource Description Framework) and RDF Schema..... 92
        DAML+OIL;OWL (Web Ontology Lanugage); Ontologies..... 94
        Topic maps..... 96

  10.      Search intermediation..... 101

        Social navigation; Mediated information access..... 101

  11.      Submission to or finding by external search engines or directories    103

        Search engine optimisation (SEO)..... 103
        Paid search services..... 106
        Submitting sites to directories and subject gateways..... 109
        Webrings..... 111

  12.      Bringing it all together..... 112

        Scenario..... 114

  13.      Conclusion..... 115

Appendix 1: Further information..... 116
Appendix 2: Basic indexing principles..... 118
Appendix 3: AusSI Web Indexing Prize..... 124
Appendix 4: Glossary..... 126
Endnotes..... 137
Index..... 142

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